2024-05-22
New York Times
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Gordon Bell, who helped design several influential minicomputers at Digital Equipment Corporation, including the 12-bit PDP-8, died on May 17 at age 89
It cost $18,000 when it was introduced in 1965, but it bridged the world between room-size mainframes and the modern desktop.
2023-10-09
Ars Technica
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A history of Digital Equipment Corporation, founded in 1957 to build small digital modules, pioneered minicomputers before being acquired by Compaq in 1998
I found out most of this while putting together my GTC documentary but this is a great recap. @portershed @johnbreslin @ATU_GalwayCity https://arstechnica.com/... @louismcdonald : Long gone, DEC is st...
2023-10-08
Ars Technica
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A history of Digital Equipment Corporation, which pioneered minicomputers after being founded in 1957 and was acquired by Compaq in 1998
One of the early pioneers in computing, the company disappeared in the late 1990s. — Even though very few of the early players in technology still exist, we use their creations to this day.
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